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Sony’s pro pre-owned stance is the talk of E3. But should we be holding back on the celebrations? A lingering doubt remains in some quarters of the public and press that Sony has left the back door open for publishers to limit pre-owned games on PS4. Our used game position …
Read More »E3 2013: PS4 touchpad has click function
DualShock 4 touchpad works much like that on a laptop, will be used for Diablo III
Read More »OPINION: Xbox One, not PS4, is the hot topic at E3. And for all the wrong reasons
I was sitting at breakfast yesterday morning with one of my favourite games journalists. He’s a smart man and a talented writer and he faced a problem. He played some Xbox One games, and he loved them. The problem? Apparently you can’t say anything nice about Xbox One online without …
Read More »Tretton: Last Guardian ‘on hiatus’; Yoshida: Last Guardian ‘alive and kicking’
Rest easy – The Last Guardian has not been abandoned by Sony. Fans of the long-delayed PS3 adventure were sent into panic last night when SCEA boss Jack Tretton told Gametrailers, as reported by The Sixth Axis, that the game was in trouble. "The cool thing about our worldwide development …
Read More »Sony: PS4 price quells notion console market is dying
Jack Tretton hopes competitive cost will challenge rising mobile sector
Read More »SCEE’s Jim Ryan: We need our retail partners to survive
The boss of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has hinted that Sony chose to support the pre-owned market in an effort to protect retail. The gaming eco-system in the UK is a somewhat fragile one,” Jim Ryan told VG247. We all know just how difficult it is for retailers, and while …
Read More »E3 2013: Sony clarifies used games stance
PS4 free of first party restrictions, but third parties free to implement their own pre-owned defenses
Read More »Online Passes still possible on PS4
The PS4 will share the PS3’s ability for publishers to lock certain content behind a paywall. This opens up the possibility for the continuation of online passes but will not lead to Xbox One style content blocking. "The Online Pass program for PlayStation first-party games will not continue on PlayStation …
Read More »E3 2013: PS4’s social functions shown off in video
Smartphone interface and remote downloads exposed
Read More »VIDEO: Bungie’s Destiny gameplay footage released
The mystery surrounding Bungie’s new shooter Destiny has finally been lifted with the release of its first gameplay video. Fans of the studio will be pleased to see the definite hints of Halo, what with the sweeping alien vistas and structures. Destiny featured as part of Sony’s big PS4 news …
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